Talk:Väinö Myllyrinne
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"...then from 1940 onwards the second tallest man in the world (half an inch behind Don Koehler)" This is arguable. Koehler was only 15 in 1940; plus Mr. Myllyrinne, as per the Guinness record book, experienced a second phase of growth in his late thirties(latter 1940s). He was measured at 7 ft. 3-1/2 in. at the age of 21.Mytg8 15:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
I suspect the 8 ft 3 in (or 99 in) Guinness figure could be based on misconversion, using a value of 2.5 cm for 1 inch instead of the proper 2.54 cm (99 × 2.5 cm = 247.5 cm), as I don't think he was ever claimed taller than 248 cm (8 ft 1½ in) in Finland. When last measured alive in 1962 he was 246 cm (8 ft 1 in) tall and weighed 170 kg (375 lb); at death his height was 246.8 cm (8 ft 1.17 in). The Finnish edition of Guinness listed him at 247 cm (8 ft 1¼ in) until the late 1980s, when finally succumbing to match the original version, I suppose. Earlier editions did have a footnote saying "may have been 251 cm at his tallest". Earlier measurements have given his height as 210 cm (6 ft 10½ in) at age 16, 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) upon military conscription (at age 19?), and 222 cm (7 ft 3½ in) with a weight of 135 kg (298 lb) during military service at age 21. The notion that he had stopped growing by age 21, until a further growth spurt in his late 30s may also be incorrect: I've heard several times that he was measured 245 cm (8 ft ½ in) with boots on in 1942 (aged 33) at a mill, and that the knife-carved mark can still be seen there. --Anshelm '77 00:48, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
